#where to stay
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Where to Stay in Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste: On the Sand, Up the Hill, or Next Door in Coco
Beachfront row, hillside condo, or Coco next door? How each Playa Hermosa base works for couples, families and groups, and the one mix-up to avoid. As
Where to Stay in Puerto Jiménez: Town, the Gulf, Dos Brazos, Matapalo or Carate
Town, the gulf, Dos Brazos, Matapalo or Carate: each Puerto Jiménez base reaches a different Corcovado entrance. Pick the gate, then the bed. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Alajuela: the Airport Ring, the Town, or the Coffee Slopes
Juan Santamaría airport is in Alajuela, not San Jose. Four bases compared by how early your alarm is, and whether you need the night at all. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Papagayo: There Is No All-Inclusive Inside the Gate
The Papagayo Peninsula has three hotels and not one of them is all-inclusive. Where the real all-inclusives sit, and which base fits your week. Ask us
The Papagayo Peninsula Has No All-Inclusive Resort. Here Is Where They Actually Are.
Four Seasons, Andaz and Nekajui are a la carte. The real all-inclusives sit around the gulf at Arenilla and Playa Manzanillo. Which one to book, and w
Where to Stay in Nosara: Playa Guiones, Playa Pelada, or the Town
Nosara's beaches sit inside the Ostional wildlife refuge, so nothing is built on the sand. Which of the three bases lets you walk to dinner. Ask us.
Papagayo All-Inclusive With Kids: Two of the Three Are Adults Only
On the Gulf of Papagayo, two of the three all-inclusive resorts are adults only, and the Peninsula's famous two are not all-inclusive at all. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Sierpe: One Night in the Village, or Straight to the 11:30 Boat
The boat to Drake Bay leaves Sierpe at 11:30 a.m., so a night in the village is insurance, not a rule. Which base fits your drive in. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Samara: the Town Grid, the Hill, or Playa Carrillo
Samara is walkable, swimmable and almost never beachfront. Which of the three bases fits your week, and why the hill costs you the walk home. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Playa Flamingo: the Headland, Potrero, or Brasilito
Three places get sold as Playa Flamingo. Which base to book for a week with kids, when you need a rental car, and why no resort owns the sand. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Uvita: the Beach Flat, the Hill, or the Quiet South End
Uvita is four park gates and a steep hill, not one beach town. Which base fits your week, what the park costs, and the tide that decides. Ask us.
In Tortuguero, Your Lodge Decides Who Runs Your Day
No roads reach Tortuguero, and the boats stop in the afternoon. How to choose between the village and a canal-side lodge for your family week. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Uvita: What the Ridge View Costs Your Morning
Uvita's view hotels sit up a steep ridge road. The park gate shuts at 4pm and the Whale's Tail needs low tide. Which base fits your week. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Tortuguero: the Village, a Canal Lodge, or a Package
Tortuguero has no road in, so your bed picks your boat. The village, a canal lodge, or a package from San Jose, plus the park fee nobody mentions.
Where to Stay on the Papagayo Gulf: the Peninsula, Culebra Bay, or a Beach Town
The all-inclusives travelers search for are not inside the Papagayo Peninsula gate. Which of the gulf's three bases fits your family week. Ask us.
Do You Need to Sleep in Sierpe? The 11:30 Boat Decides
Sierpe is a river dock with a town attached, and the Drake Bay boat leaves at 11:30am. When that means sleeping there, and when it does not. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Sierpe: Do You Need the Night Before the Drake Bay Boat?
One public boat leaves Sierpe for Drake Bay at 11:30 a.m. Whether you need a night in the village depends on where you start that day. Ask us.
Where to Stay in San Jose: Airport Side, Downtown or Escazu
Booking "San Jose" often puts you in Alajuela instead. Which side of the valley to sleep on, decided by your flight hour and tomorrow's route. Ask us.
Where to Stay Near Limon: the City, Playa Bonita, or the Road South
Most Caribbean trips do not need a night in Limon city. When a boat, a ship or a late flight says otherwise, here is which base to pick. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Limón: the City, the Coast, or Tortuguero
Limón is a province, not a base. Booking "Limón" can land you a boat ride from the beach you meant. How to pick the city, Cahuita or Tortuguero. Ask u
Where to Stay in Limón: Playa Bonita, the City Grid, or the 45 Minutes to Cahuita
Limon is a hinge, not a base. MEPE's timetable puts Cahuita 45 minutes south and the last bus at 8pm. When to sleep in Limon, and where. Ask us.
Where to Stay in Santa Teresa: Playa Carmen, the Town Road, or Playa Hermosa
Santa Teresa is one road with four pockets. Which to book for walk-to-dinner ease, quieter sleep and no rental vehicle, plus the Cabo Blanco catch.
Montezuma or Santa Teresa: Where Should Your Group Sleep?
Montezuma is walkable and quiet. Santa Teresa is surf, dinner and one long road. How a group of friends picks one Nicoya base, and what it costs. Ask
Where to Stay in Montezuma: the Town, the Hill, or the Cabuya Side
Montezuma's base decision is the hill, not the hotel list. How town, hillside and the Cabuya side differ, plus the two days Cabo Blanco is shut. Ask u
Where to Stay in Manuel Antonio: the Beach End, the Hill, or Quepos
Manuel Antonio is one 7 km hill road, not a town. What each stretch is like to wake up in, what the park's 3pm close means, and how to pick your base.
Where to Stay When You Land at Liberia: Airport Strip, Town, or Drive On
Landing at Liberia airport? Your arrival hour decides: sleep beside the terminal, in Liberia town, or drive on to the coast. How to choose. Ask us.
Why couples choose their Caribbean base by the walk home, not the town name
Puerto Viejo or Cahuita? The real question is how far from dinner you want to sleep. A tradeoff guide to choosing your southern Caribbean base.